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Salem council considers honorary road designation

SALEM - City council will consider a proposal to give an honorary designation to a section of East Pershing Street. The public services committee voted unanimously Tuesday to forward a proposal to give the section of East Pershing Street in front of Sebo Stadium between Lincoln and Ohio ...

Storm water discharge regulations approved in Salem

SALEM – City council approved updates to the storm water discharge regulations in its meeting Tuesday. Council voted unanimously to approve proposed changes to the city’s ordinance regarding illicit storm water discharge. Given its first reading April 7, the proposed update would add a ...

Cutrona enters library debate

Largely because of the possibility of the Poland library branch’s relocation or renovation, state Sen. Al Cutrona, R-Canfield, introduced a bill that would prevent the library board of trustees from shutting down the location without approval of Mahoning County commissioners — or risk the ...

Police investigate child drowning death in Washingtonville

WASHINGTONVILLE — Local police are investigating the Wednesday drowning death of a young child. A news release from the Washingtonville Police Department states that police and EMS personnel responded at about 10 a.m. to the Washingtonville Apartments in the 100 block of Chris Avenue. The ...

Driving privileges granted to driver sentenced in fatal crash

LISBON — A man whose license was suspended for 15 years during sentencing in March 2024 for aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault now has limited driving privileges. Lowell D. Horst, 31, formerly Canfield, is currently residing in a halfway house in Youngstown as part of his ...